Hanging lamp



(No Model.)

A. H. JONES.

HANGING LAMP.

No. 311,075. Patented Jan. 20, 1885.

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Mrs STATES AUGUSTUS H. JONES, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

HANGING LAMP.

SPECTFICATION forming partof'Letters Patent No. 311,076, dated January20, 1885.

. Application filed June 23, 1884.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS H. J onus, of Meriden, in the county ofNewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inHanging Lamps, and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in-

Figure 1, a sectional side view; Fig. 2, a detached view showing theconstruction of the ornamental ring D; Fig. 3, a top view ofa portionofthe ring F, showing the strap G as hinged thereto.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of hanging lampswhich consist of a U-shaped frame, commonly calleda harp, suspended fromchains at the upper end, the lamp supported in the frame, and having afrustum of-cone-shaped shade attached above the lamp, the inventionrelating particularly to the devices for supporting the shade, theobject being to make such support from the lower edge of the shade; andthe invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described, andmore particularly recited in the claims.

A represents the two arms of the harp or frame, which support the lamp Bbetween them. These arms extend upward, and at their upper end turnoutward to form a horizontal projection, O.

D is a ring made from a strip of sheet metal cut in ornamental shapesayas showing a series of scallops above and points below, as shown, orother ornamental shape. At points in the ring corresponding to theprojection G on the arms a lug, a, is turned inward, so as to comebeneath the projection 0. These lugs serve to secure the ring to theprojection O by a screw, as shown, or otherwise. These lugs are bestformed between two of the upwardlyprojecting scallops, as seen in Fig.2that is to say, the metal between the scallops atdiametrically-opposite points is not cut away, but turned inward to formthe lug, and pierced or otherwise prepared for attachment to theprojections. The upper edge of the ring extends above the projection andthe lower edge (No model.)

ring and the arm, and into which the neck of the shade E may enter, asseen in Fig. 1.

F is the shadesupporting ring, made from sheet or other suitable metal,and so as to form an internal annular flange, 7), corresponding to thelower edge of the shade. To the ring F, above the flange b, a strap, G,is hinged, and extends upward, terminating in an ornamental shape at andabove the projection O, and through the upper portion of the strap ascrew, H, is introduced, extending into the end of the projection O, andso as to secure that end of the strap to the projection. A correspondingstrap is attached to the ring F on the opposite side, and extends upbetween the pro' jection on the arm at that side. The shade E set inplace within the ring D and below the projection G, the ring F is set upagainst the lower edge of the shade, and the straps turned inwardagainst the projections and there secured. These straps therefore serveto hold the ring F in place, and the ring Fin its turn supports theshade. To remove the shade, detach one or both of the straps from theirconnection with the ring. This construction will allow considerablevariation in the size of the shade without interference with thesecurity of the shade-that is to say, the ring F,

with its straps attached and secured, holds its arising from expansionand contraction when secured by devices in rigid conuection'therewith,as in the case of securing by the neck to the shade-ring above.

In previous constructions of this class of lampfixtures for supportingthe shade, theshadehas been so supported by its lower edge throughconnections with the shade-ring above, as in one case by springs, oneend of which is attached to the ring at the top of the shade, and theother end extending down and engaged with the lower edge of the shade,as byahook. In another case metal straps have extended down from theupper shade-ring, and terminatbelow, but so as to leave a space betweenthe i ing in hooks, upon which the shade is hung by its lower edge. Inanother case the shade-ring at the lower edge of the shade has been heldto the shade by means of spiral springs extending from the ring at thetop of the shade downto the ring in the lower edge of the shade; but inall these constructions thereis aliability of accidental displacement ofthe shade, due to the elasticity of the attachment, or from simply ahook-like engagement with the lower edge of the shade,whereas in myinven tion the straps hinged to the shade-ring and rigidly connected tothe ring above form an unyielding attachment between the two, andprevent any possible displacement of the shade.

The upper end of the straps may be made highly ornamental and so as toappear substantially as a part of the frame of the lamp.

Instead of screws H as a means for securing the straps to theprojections on the arms, any of the many known equivalents for such .attaching devices may be employed.

I claim 1. In ahanging lamp, the combination of the frame orharpcarrying the lamp, the upper end of the l1arp-arms being turnedoutward,

an ornamental ring, D, around the upper end of and secured to the arms,the ring F, constructed with a shoulder, Z), to support the shade by itslower edge, and the straps G, hinged to the ring F and extending upward,constructed for connection with or disconnection from the outwardprojections from the arms on the frame or harp, substantially asdescribed.

2. In ahanging lamp, the combination of the frame or harp constructed tosupport thelampfront, the upper end ofthe harp-arms being turned outwardto form projections'G, the ornamental ring D, constructed with a lug, a,turned inward and secured to said projections, the ring F, constructedwith a shoulder, b, the straps G, hinged to said ring F, and'detachablyconnected with the projections G on the frame outside the ring D,substantially as described.

AUGUSTUS H. JONES.

W'itnesses:

Orro AHRENS, J OHN Q. 'lr-mYmu.

